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8 questions that will dominate enterprise cloud adoption

13.06.2012
SANTA CLARA - Enterprises have spent the past few years considering if they'll embrace . For the many that have made the move, their attention has now turned to managing the cloud and getting business value from it, says IDC Chief Cloud Analyst Frank Gens.

As IT transitions from the "if" to the "how" phase, enterprises are wrestling with a slew of fresh questions. On the infrastructure side, will a public or private cloud be used? Which vendors are best to work with -- legacy IT players or emerging cloud companies? Which mobile device operating systems should be used to enable access to cloud software and what platforms should be used to build next-generation cloud ?

Those questions were the focus of discussion Wednesday morning at the Cloud Leadership Forum, a three-day event in Santa Clara sponsored by IDC and IDG Enterprise (Network World is an IDGE company).

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Enterprises are undoubtedly moving to the cloud. One data point: 75% of respondents to a survey by CIO Magazine say they plan to significantly increase spending on the cloud in the next year. Half of those respondents say they have a "cloud-first" strategy for applications and infrastructure. Still, major questions remain about how the cloud will be managed to create real value for businesses. Gens and IDGE Chief Content Officer John Gallant ran through the top eight questions that will dominate top-level IT cloud discussions in the next year: